GAO-10-227SP, NASA: ASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS (01 FEB 2010)

GAO-10-227SP, NASA: ASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS (01 FEB 2010)., This report provides an independent assessment of selected NASA projects. In conducting this work, GAO compared projects against best practice criteria for system development including attainment of knowledge on technologies and design. GAO also identifi ed other programmatic challenges that were contributing factors in cost and schedule growth of the projects reviewed. The projects assessed are considered major acquisitions by NASA—each with a life-cycle cost of over $250 million. No recommendations are provided in this report; however, GAO has reported extensively and made recommendations on NASA acquisition management in the past. GAO has designated NASA’s acquisition management as a high risk area since 1990.